Dan + Shay gave one epic performance of their hit ballad "I Should Probably Go To Bed" at the Country Music Association Awards on November 10, 2021. It was hands down my favorite performance of the night. Below, I will talk about why I loved it so much.
On their previous two arena tours, the duo had a plus sign stage built to represent the mathematical symbol in between their names. It was also used at the CMA Awards.
For this performance, Dan Smyers was seated at the piano and Shay Mooney was standing in front of him. The plus sign was lit up in red to most likely represent the fire and passion of the breakup song. As the guys started singing the first verse of the song, they were surrounded by special effect smoke, and the stage began to rise. Once it stopped, they had a bird's eye view of the audience at Bridgestone Arena. From Mooney showing off the falsetto part of his voice at the beginning and toward the end of the performance, to also hearing his crazy, emotional, passionate vocals throughout the song, and being able to hear Smyers' exquisite harmonies and beautiful piano playing, this will be a performance I will always remember and go back to watch over and over again. I also loved hearing the stringed instruments in the background. The viewer could not see them during the performance, as it was solely focused on Dan + Shay. They received a standing ovation from the crowd after Mooney sang the final note.
Stay tuned for plenty more future posts about this song, including live and acoustic performances of it and behind-the-scenes videos of making the song and music video!
Below is the "I Should Probably Go To Bed" CMA Awards performance video from Dan + Shay's YouTube channel for you to enjoy!
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